...I'M LIVIN' IN SHAME... by The Supremes -------------------------................ *from 'Love Child' (1968)* Intro: D, Dmaj7, D7, G A Verse 1: Am Mama was cookin' bread, F C She wore a dirty raggedy scarf a-round her head. Em G Always had her stockings low, rolled to her feet; just didn't know. Verse 2: Am She wore a sloppy dress, F C Oh no matter how she tried, she always looked a mess. Em G Out of the pot she ate; never used a fork or a dinner plate. Bridge 1: Bm A7 D I was always so afraid my uptown friends would see her. Bm A7 D Afraid one day when I was grown, that I would be her. Interlude: F# Verse 3: Bm In a college town, G D A-way from home, an identi-ty I found. F#m A That I was born elite, with maids and servants at my feet.. Verse 4: Bm I must have been insane; G D I lied and said mama died on a weekend trip to Spain. F#m A She never got out of the house; never even boarded a train. Bridge 2: Bm A7 D Married a guy, was living high; I didn't want him to know her. Bm A7 D She had a grandson, two years old, that I never even showed her. Chorus 1: D Dmaj7 D7 G, Gm I'm living in shame; Mama, I miss you. D Dmaj7 D7 G, Gm I know you're not to blame; Mama, I miss you. Interlude: F# Break: Em A, C D, G Verse 5: Am Came the telegram; F C Mama passed away while making home made jam. Em G Be-fore she died she cried to see me by her side. Verse 6: Am She always did her best, F C Ah, cooked and cleaned, and always in the same old dress. Em G Working hard, down on her knees; always trying to please. Bridge 3: Bm A7 D Mama, Mama, Mama can you hear me? Bm A7 D Mama, Mama, Mama can you hear me? *KEY CHANGE* ------------ Chorus 3: D# D#maj7 D#7 G#, G#m I'm living in shame; Mama, I miss you. D# D#maj7 D#7 G#, G#m I know you're not to blame; Mama, I miss you. Coda: D# D#maj7 Won't you for-give me Mama, for all the wrong I've done? D#7 G# G#m I know you've done your best, oh, I know you've done, D# D#maj7 The very best you could; Mama I thought you understood... (Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- D Dmaj7 D7 G A Am F EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0232 xx0222 xx0212 320003 x02220 x02210 133211 C Em Bm A7 F# F#m Gm EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x32010 022000 x24432 x02223 244322 244222 355333 D# D#maj7 D#7 G# G#m EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x68886 x68786 x68686 466544 466444 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 ([email protected])